Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Europe
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
Number of Varieties
205
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
agricultural areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
6-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm12.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Cushion
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
20-20-20 amount, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bugs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
नापा पत्तागोभी
In German
Pfeifengras
Chinakohl
In French
pourpre lande-grass
Napa chou
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Lechuga de Napa
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
Νάπα Λάχανο
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
Repolho Napa
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
Kapusta Napa
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
Napa Brassica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Capparales
Family
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Molinia
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
21
1
27800
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